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Quick reviews of a bunch of new and forthcoming titles.

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Here’s a look at what has arrived here lately. Get out your TBR lists, your order lists, your library card, and be ready to dive into lots of new and interesting books!

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It was my long-standing appreciation for social media that helped spark the idea for my sophomore YA novel NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES. I wanted to create a character whose obsession with social media goes a little too far and also highlight the pressures of existing in that digital space as a teen.

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This is actually more about games than sports---so expand whatever you're thinking of to include card games, outdoor neighborhood hiding games, board games, puzzles, amusement park games, Spin the Bottle, and more.

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Over and over, I find myself looking at climate change through the lens of fantasy, using magic and dragons and Incursions to tell the story.

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If you have been asking yourself, where are all the YA books with teens in marching band, here are 2 new titles coming in 2022 to answer the call

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A modern-day gay teen time travels back to 1985 and wonders if he can help change the past without changing his future.

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Penguin Random House (PRH) Education is launching new initiatives as part of a partnership between Penguin Classics and #DisruptTexts.

The Department of Justice is suing to stop the proposed merger between publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster; Alex Gino's novel will officially get new title and cover; the Library of Congress has a new comics exhibit; and more in this edition of News Bites.